"of California as the 'Improved Meyer lemon' – ""Citrus"" × ""meyeri"" 'Improved'. Meyer lemon Citrus"" × ""meyeri, the Meyer lemon, is a hybrid citrus fruit native to China. It is a cross between a citron and a mandarin/pomelo hybrid distinct from the common or bitter oranges. Mature trees are around tall with dark green shiny leaves. Flowers are white with a purple base and fragrant. The fruit is rounder than a true lemon, deep yellow with a slight orange tint when ripe, and has a sweeter, less acidic flavor. It was introduced to the United States in 1908 as S.P.I."
"and abundantly. This is the common supermarket lemon, also known as 'Four Seasons' (""Quatre Saisons"") because of its ability to produce fruit and flowers together throughout the year. This variety is also available as a plant to domestic customers. There is also a pink-fleshed Eureka lemon, with a green and yellow variegated outer skin. The 'Femminello St. Teresa', or 'Sorrento' is native to Italy. This fruit's zest is high in lemon oils. It is the variety traditionally used in the making of ""limoncello"". The 'Yen Ben' is an Australasian cultivar. Lemons are a rich source of vitamin C, providing 64%"
"variety would be named. The trees grow upright, but often have branches bent or broken by heavy fruiting at the ends. It is widely grown in Florida, where it matures in January to March. Citrus scab and alternaria fungus disease attack Murcotts. The Murcott is one parent of the Clementine-like hybrid variously called the Afourer, Nadorcott or W. Murcott cultivar, the other parent being unknown. Murcott (fruit) The Murcott (marketed as: Honey Tangerine) is a tangor, or mandarin–sweet orange hybrid. The Murcott arose out of citrus pioneer Walter Tennyson Swingle's attempts to produce novel citrus hybrids. Its seed parent has"
"of the acidic varieties are purplish tinted from outside, but the sweet ones are white-yellowish. The citron tree is very vigorous with almost no dormancy, blooming several times a year, and is therefore fragile and extremely sensitive to frost. The acidic varieties include the Florentine and Diamante citron from Italy, the Greek citron and the Balady citron from Israel. The sweet varieties include the Corsican and Moroccan citrons. Between the pulpless are also some fingered varieties and the Yemenite citron. There are also a number of citron hybrids; for example, ponderosa lemon, the lumia and rhobs el Arsa are known"
"myrtle and eucalyptus family, the tree can grow to a height of thirty feet, and propagation is by seed. Plinia edulis Plinia edulis (formerly Marlierea edulis) is a tree that grows wild in Brazil in the coastal rainforest regions around the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The fruit's local name is cambucá while the tree is ""cambucazeiro"". The name is derived from an indigenous word for jar, ""cambuci"", due to the tree's fruit resembling a type of water container, which some would say is ""flying saucer""-shaped. The fruit's coloration is yellowy-green, size is 6 cm in"
"The fruit also exists in three colors, dark purple, greenish brown and yellow. The purple fruit has a denser skin and texture while the greenish brown fruit has a thin skin and a more liquid pulp; the yellow variety is less common and difficult to find. A number of closely related species, also called star apples, are grown in Africa including ""C. albidum"" and ""C. africanum"". In Vietnam, the most famous variety is Lò Rèn milk fruit coming from Vĩnh Kim commune, Châu Thành District, Tiền Giang Province. In Sierra Leone the fruit is referred to as ""Bobi Wata"" or"
"Plinia edulis Plinia edulis (formerly Marlierea edulis) is a tree that grows wild in Brazil in the coastal rainforest regions around the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The fruit's local name is cambucá while the tree is ""cambucazeiro"". The name is derived from an indigenous word for jar, ""cambuci"", due to the tree's fruit resembling a type of water container, which some would say is ""flying saucer""-shaped. The fruit's coloration is yellowy-green, size is 6 cm in diameter and taste is sweet-sour. Cambuca fruit taste resemble light combination of mango and papaya. A member of the"
"Netherlands. It is cultivated as a fruit tree in Brazil and Uruguay, and especially the larger-fruited, semi-domesticated, ""pulposa""-type plants are reasonably common in local orchards. In the type most often grown in Florida, the USA, the ripe fruit are about the size of large cherry, and yellowish/orange in colour, but can also include a blush towards the tip. The taste is a mixture of pineapple, apricot, and vanilla. Taste can vary depending on soil conditions, and the tastes of apple, pineapple, and banana together is also common. It is tart and sweet at the same time, with a flesh similar"
"Laraha Laraha (""Citrus × aurantium"" subsp. ""currassuviencis"", or 'Curaçao orange' (""Citrus aurantium"" var. ""currassuviencis"", ) is a citrus tree that grows on the island of Curaçao, and the fruits of this tree. A descendant of the bitter orange, the fruit of the laraha is too bitter and too fibrous to be considered edible. Seville orange trees transplanted on Curaçao from Spain in 1527 did not thrive in the arid climate and soil of this Southern Caribbean island. As the trees were then abandoned, the fruit evolved from a bright orange color and sweet taste into the green and inedible bitter"
"plants throughout the world. For example, it has been found in the Mediterranean region, as well as Algeria, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal and Spain. It is common and widespread on Florida citrus. ""Lorryia formosa"" is the only species of Tydeinae thought to be a pest of citrus. Lorryia formosa Lorryia formosa, commonly known as the yellow mite or the citrus yellow mite, is a species of acariform mite. They are in the subfamily Tydeinae of the family Tydeidae. Commonly found on the foliage of citrus trees around the world, ""Lorryia formosa"" also associates with a variety of other plant types."
"Lime (fruit) A lime (from French ""lime"", from Arabic ""līma"", from Persian ""līmū"", ""lemon"") is a hybrid citrus fruit, which is typically round, green in color, in diameter, and contains acidic juice vesicles. There are several species of citrus trees whose fruits are called limes, including the Key lime (""Citrus aurantifolia""), Persian lime, kaffir lime, and desert lime. Limes are a rich source of vitamin C, sour and are often used to accent the flavours of foods and beverages. They are grown year-round. Plants with fruit called ""limes"" have diverse genetic origins; limes do not form a monophyletic group. The"
"distributed in Europe and the United States between November and April, and is on occasion available from July to September. Ugli fruit The ugli or ugli fruit is a Jamaican form of tangelo, a citrus fruit created by hybridizing a grapefruit (or pomelo), an orange and a tangerine. Its species is ""Citrus reticulata"" × ""Citrus paradisi"". Ugli was discovered growing wild (possibly having developed in the same way grapefruit was created) in Jamaica, where it is mainly grown today. The name is a variation of the word ""ugly"", which refers to the fruit's unsightly appearance, with rough, wrinkled, greenish-yellow rind,"
"Young (mango) The 'Young' mango, also known as the 'Tebow', is a mango cultivar that originated in south Florida. The original tree was the result of a mango hybridization program begun in 1956 and conducted by David Sturrock of West Palm Beach, Florida. Sturrock crossed several varieties, including the Edward and Kent cultivars. 'Edward x Kent #14', which grew from an Edward seed, was named 'Young' after Dr. T.W. Young. It first fruited in 1964 and was deemed the only variety from its group worth keeping and evaluating. 'Young' trees were planted in other locations, including the University of Florida's"
"Tangerine The tangerine (""Citrus tangerina"") is a group of orange-colored citrus fruit consisting of hybrids of mandarin orange (""Citrus reticulata""). The name was first used for fruit coming from Tangier, Morocco, described as a mandarin variety. Under the Tanaka classification system, ""Citrus tangerina"" is considered a separate species. Under the Swingle system, tangerines are considered to be a group of mandarin (""C. reticulata"") varieties. Genetic study has shown tangerines to be mandarin orange hybrids containing some pomelo DNA. Some differ only in disease resistance. The term is currently applied to any reddish-orange mandarin (and, in some jurisdictions, mandarin-like hybrids, including"
"are used in ""Medlar cheese"", which is similar to lemon curd, being made with the fruit pulp, eggs, and butter. So-called medlar tea is usually not made from ""M. germanica"" but from wolfberry or goji, which is sometimes called ""red medlar"". Cultivars of ""Mespilus germanica"" that are grown for their fruit include 'Hollandia', 'Nottingham', and 'Russian', the large-fruited variety 'Dutch' (also known as 'Giant' or 'Monstrous'), 'Royal', 'Breda giant', and 'Large Russian'. The cultivar 'Nottingham' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. A fruit which is rotten before it is ripe, the medlar is used figuratively in"
"into fruit by GM-Mediterranean fruit flies (""Ceratitis capitata""). In January 2016 it was announced that in response to the Zika virus outbreak, Brazil's National Biosafety Committee approved the releases of more genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitos throughout their country. Previously in July 2015, Oxitec released results of a test in the Juazeiro region of Brazil, of so-called ""self-limiting"" mosquitoes, to fight dengue, Chikungunya and Zika viruses. They concluded that mosquito populations were reduced by about 95%. The diamondback moth's caterpillars gorge on cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and kale, globally costing farmers an estimated $5 billion (£3.2 billion)"
"coconut, cupuaçu, fig, guava, grapes, jambo, jocote, kiwi, mangaba, mango, mangosteen, mulberry, muruci, nectarine, papaya, passionfruit, patawa, peach, pear, pequi, persimmon, physalis, pineapple, pine nuts, plum, rambutan, raspberry, sapodilla, sapote, sorva, soursop, starfruit, strawberry, tucuma, walnut, and watermelon. In 2002 the fruit sector grossed 9.6 billion dollars – 18% of Brazil's total. National production is higher than 38 million tons, cultivated on 3.4 million hectares. Between 1990 and 2004 exports grew 183% in value, 277% in quantity and 915% net. Every ten thousand dollars invested in fruit production generates three direct jobs and two indirect jobs. Brazil is the world's"
"Musk strawberry The musk strawberry or hautbois strawberry (Fragaria moschata), is a species of strawberry native to Europe. Its French name ""hautbois"" strawberry may be anglicised as hautboy strawberry. The plants are hardy and can survive in many weather conditions and are cultivated commercially on a small scale, particularly in Italy. The fruit are small and round; they are used in the gourmet community for their intense aroma and superb flavour, which has been compared to a mixture of regular strawberry, raspberry and pineapple. Popular cultivated varieties include 'Capron' and 'Profumata di Tortona'. Musk strawberries grow wild to a limited"
"Lumia (citrus) The lumia (""Citrus lumia"" Risso. & Poit., or ""Citrus aurantiifolia"" (Christm. et Panz.) Swingle var. ""lumia"" hort.) is also called the pear lemon (""Citrus"" × ""lumia"" 'pyriformis'), since its shape resembles a pear. It is also called French lime and sometimes sweet lemon, even though it is not necessarily sweet. In German, the lumia is called Birnenlimone, Patriarch-Citrone, Süsse Limone or Birnenlumie; in French it is called ""Poire du commandeur"". In Chinese it is called Lu mi (露蜜), in Japanese Rumii (ル ミー), Vietnamese, Chanh Pháp. The fruit resembles a pear in shape, has a thick peel and"
"that on citrus, 30% of the population were males, compared to 62% males when reared on grapefruit. Reared on rubber trees, the percentage of males in the population drops to very low, or nothing. ""Lorryia formosa"" has been found associated with chayote squash (""Sechium edule""), citrus, dahlia, pear, papaya, mango, ""Cola acuminata"", and the parana pine (""Araucaria angustifolia"") in Brazil. In Portugal, it has been collected from ""Prunus domestica"", ""P. persica"", ""P. armeniaca"", apple (""Malus domestica""), bell peppers (""Capsicum annuum""). It has also been reported from ""Hibiscus"" species collected in Guadeloupe, French Antilles. ""L. formosa"" is also found on citrus"
"than a month, but can take 5 years to produce. The better selections can be veneer grafted, or reproduced by cuttings, although grafting has a low success rate. Eugenia involucrata Eugenia involucrata, the Cherry of the Rio Grande, is an evergreen shrub native to Brazil which bears small fruits that are dark red to purple in color and have a sweet cherry-like flavor. Cherries of the Rio Grande are easy to grow, requiring relatively little maintenance for the growth of healthy, productive plants. Fruit size and quality depends to a large extent on proper nourishment and an adequate water supply"
"length and weigh up to 4 kg. Corsican citron The Corsican citron (alimea in corsican cedrat in french) is a citron variety that contains a non-acidic pulp. The name is from its most original cultivation center which is even today, at the French Island of Corsica or Corse. It is said to be one of the first citrus fruit to reach the Corsican soil. Traditionally, it was one of the most important varieties employed in Succade production. The fruit used to be shipped to Genoa, Italy, where it was de-pulped in the large centers in Livorno, hence its name the"
"The yellow fruit of the plant is called ""uvalha"" and is edible. Some environmentalists have recommended use of the plant for projects of reforestation in Brazil, especially in degraded areas and permanent nature preserves. The plant is also popular for ornamental or domestic purposes. Eugenia pyriformis Eugenia pyriformis is a plant of the family Myrtaceae found primarily in Brazil. It reaches 20 to 45 feet (6 to 13 meters) in height and 1 to 1.5 feet (30-50 centimeters) in trunk diameter. It is a native species of Brazil, occurring primarily in the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa"
"19th century, lemons were increasingly planted in Florida and California. In 1747, James Lind's experiments on seamen suffering from scurvy involved adding lemon juice to their diets, though vitamin C was not yet known. The origin of the word ""lemon"" may be Middle Eastern. The word draws from the Old French ""limon"", then Italian ""limone"", from the Arabic ""laymūn"" or ""līmūn"", and from the Persian ""līmūn"", a generic term for citrus fruit, which is a cognate of Sanskrit (""nimbū"", “lime”). The 'Bonnie Brae' is oblong, smooth, thin-skinned, and seedless, mostly grown in San Diego County, USA. The 'Eureka' grows year-round"
"Based on detailed field observations, three varieties are distinguished within the subspecies: ""T. a."" var."" africana"" (extending from Senegal to Southern Sudan and south to Angola, central Mozambique and Principe and Sao Tomé islands), ""T. a."" var."" inversa"" (Anambra State, Edo and Delta States, more abundant in the eastern states of Nigeria), and ""T. a."" var."" mollis"" (isolated localities in Edo and Delta states of Nigeria, Cameroun, Congo, Gabon, and Cabinda). Their taxonomic differences are based mainly on the size of the fruit head (infructence) and the hairiness of branchlets and leaves. A striking variation exists in the number of"
"Pereskia aculeata Pereskia aculeata is a scrambling shrub in the family Cactaceae. Common names include Barbados gooseberry, blade-apple cactus, leaf cactus, rose cactus, and lemonvine. It is native to tropical America. The leaves and fruits are edible, containing high quantities of protein, iron and other nutrients, and it is a popular vegetable in parts of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais under the name of . Like other members of the genus ""Pereskia"", these plants are unusual cacti with spiny non-succulent stems and large leaves. It is a scrambling vine growing to tall in trees, with stems thick. Younger stems"
"peaches. Other common fruits resulting from a sport mutation are the red Anjou pear and the 'Pink Lemonade' lemon which is a sport of the ""Eureka"" lemon. Sport (botany) In botany, a sport or bud sport, traditionally called lusus, is a part of a plant that shows morphological differences from the rest of the plant. Sports may differ by foliage shape or color, flowers, or branch structure. Sports with desirable characteristics are often propagated vegetatively to form new cultivars that retain the characteristics of the new morphology. Such selections are often prone to ""reversion"", meaning that part or all of"
"since 1984, from where the name ""Sweetie"" originated. Following is description by OJB at University of California, Riverside Citrus Variety Collection: Following is from Sunkist: Oroblanco An oroblanco, oro blanco (white gold) or sweetie (""Citrus grandis"" Osbeck × ""C. Paradisi"" Macf.) is a sweet seedless citrus hybrid fruit similar to grapefruit. It is often referred to as oroblanco grapefruit. Oroblanco was developed as a cross between a diploid acidless pomelo and a seedy white tetraploid grapefruit, resulting in a triploid seedless fruit that is less acidic and less bitter than the grapefruit. The oroblanco was patented by the University of"
"lemon, apple and blueberry. ""Mentos Teens"" is available in Brazil and the rest of Latin America. They come in a rectangular box. The mint is basically miniature Mentos roughly the size of Skittles, and they come in mixed flavors: white grape (green), lemon (yellow), strawberry (pink), orange (orange), raspberry (blue), and cherry (red). During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, a Brazilian team Mentos was released in Brazil to support the national team. The mint was green apple and orange flavors. In some countries, the Mentos Ice candy can be bought in flavors such as, cherry (red), green apple (green) and"
"is not very juicy. Like a citron, it can grow to a formidable size. There is variety of Lumia called Pomme D'Adammo or Adam's apple, and is also included under the name ""Citrus lumia"", according to Risso & Poit, the variety name is ""pomum adami"". The most known origin for the Lumia is from the Mediterranean basin. The Lumia is also classified as ""Citrus limon var. lumia"" by Swingle which places it under the taxonomy of lemon, and ""Citrus medica L. var. lumia"", that suggests it is similar to citron. Lumias represent several distinct citrus hybrids. Usually lumias are referred"
"dietary fiber, total polyphenols, carotenoids, limonene and dietary minerals, such as potassium and magnesium. Orange (fruit) The orange is the fruit of the citrus species ""Citrus"" × ""sinensis"" in the family Rutaceae. It is also called sweet orange, to distinguish it from the related ""Citrus × aurantium"", referred to as bitter orange. The sweet orange reproduces asexually (apomixis through nucellar embryony); varieties of sweet orange arise through mutations. The orange is a hybrid between pomelo (""Citrus maxima"") and mandarin (""Citrus reticulata""). The chloroplast genome, and therefore the maternal line, is that of pomelo. The sweet orange has had its full"
"""Eucalyptus ciriodora"", ""Eucalyptus saligna"", ""Eucalyptus tereticornis"", ""Eugenia brasiliensis"", ""Eugenia uniflora"", ""Eugenia involucrata"", ""Hexachlamyx edulis"", ""Marlierea tomentosa"", ""Myrcia fenzliana"", ""Myrciaria trunciflora"", ""Psidium guajava"", ""Psidium quineense"", ""Psidium humile"", ""Syzygium jambos"", ""Syzygium malaccense"", ""Platanus orientalis"", ""Macadamia ternifolia"", ""Punica granatum"", ""Cydonia vulgaris"", ""Eriobotrya japonica"", ""Malus domestica"", ""Malus sylvestris"", ""Prunus amygdalus"", ""Prunus armeniaca"", ""Prunus domestica"", ""Prunus persica"", ""Pyrus communis"", ""Pyrus sinensis"", ""Coffea arabica"", ""Salix viminalis"", ""Luehea divaricata"" and ""Ulmus americana"". Timocratica palpalis Timocratica palpalis is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Brazil (Espirito Santo, Bahia, Distrito Federal, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo),"
"names in other countries: ""douce"" in France, ""sucrena"" in Spain, ""dolce"" or ""maltese"" in Italy, ""meski"" in North Africa and the Near East (where they are especially popular), ""şeker portakal"" (""sugar orange"") in Turkey, ""succari"" in Egypt, and ""lima"" in Brazil. The lack of acid, which protects orange juice against spoilage in other groups, renders them generally unfit for processing as juice, so they are primarily eaten. They remain profitable in areas of local consumption, but rapid spoilage renders them unsuitable for export to major population centres of Europe, Asia, or the United States. Sweet oranges have also given rise"